Some of Silicon Valley's best and brightest have once again been united in their efforts to stop Donald Trump. This time, nearly 150 of the tech industry’s biggest names signed an open letter -published on Medium - opposing the real…

The World Economic Forum this week published its Networked Readiness Index which measures how well an economy is using information and communications technologies to boost its competitiveness and well-being.

I’ve had a natural attraction to technology for as long as I can remember. As a young kid, I was fascinated with VCRs and stereo equipment but after receiving a NES for my 5th birthday, I was drawn into a…

Here at TechSpot, we often talk about the best tech that's available, whether that's the latest graphics cards, processors, smartphones, laptops or electronics. But for every great product on the market, there are a multitude of terrible alternatives, some of…

As someone who makes his living from the coffers of tech companies, it may not be the wisest move to criticize the hands that feed you, but I feel something needs to be said. Many technology companies, and the tech…

The who's who of tech companies have agreed to donate millions of dollars to help key, yet under-funded open source projects in the wake of the recent Heartbleed bug crisis. According to ArsTechnica, companies like Amazon, Cisco Systems, Facebook, Google,…

Apple, Google, Microsoft and Facebook have come together along with several other major technology firms and civil liberty groups to demand a deeper level of transparency surrounding U.S. National Security Agency surveillance activity.

A recent survey performed by PayScale has confirmed what’s widely been known for a long time, but nonetheless is striking when looking at actual numbers: the tech industry is largely male, and very young.

Over 51,529 individuals met their occupational demise in the first-half of 2012, marking the largest mid-year total for tech sector job cuts since 2009. These figures originate from a report (pdf) prepared by consulting outfit Challenger, Gray & Christmas. During this period…